Athletics vs Twins 9/27/23

The Oakland Athletics stay on the road Wednesday night with game two of three in Minnesota against the Minnesota Twins. The Oakland Athletics are the worst team in baseball 60 games below .500 after losing three of the last five following a two run loss to the Detroit Tigers. For more MLB action see our MLB Picks. The Athletics have been an offensive bottom feeder this season with a .224 batting average after compiling 1144 hits in 156 games played. Brent Rooker is the only positive in the Oakland lineup leading the team with a .243 batting average to go along with 29 home runs and 65 RBI 's.

Joey Estes will take the mound for the second time this year Wednesday for Oakland. Estes has a 9.64 ERA after giving up six runs on six hits in 4.2 innings of work in his only outing of the year. As a unit Oakland has a 5.47 ERA as opponents carry .266 batting average.

The Minnesota Twins roll into Wednesday having locked up their division looking to fine tune things heading into the playoffs. Minnesota has won four of the last five following a six run victory against the Los Angeles Angels. Pablo Lopez will get to start Wednesday night 4 Minnesota for the 32nd time this season. Lopez has given up 78 runs in 189.2 innings of work resulting in a 3.61 ERA.

Carlos Correa has led the Minnesota offense this season with a .230 batting average go along with a team high 65 RBI 's. Max Kepler is the power on the team with 23 home runs this season. As a team Minnesota has hit 222 total home runs and carry a .425 slugging percentage.

The Minnesota Twins are the better team in this matchup and will continue to play well Wednesday night. Expect Minnesota to overwhelm Oakland for the full game leading to the easy victory. The Twins will look to keep things rolling Wednesday night heading into the postseason. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win and cover 8-2.